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Knockrow Plane Disaster Memorial
Photographs supplied by Diane Watson / John Huth
A monument commemorates members of the Royal Australian Air Force (Ernest Shackell, Trevor Llewellan Woodgate, Edmond James Helly-Ahern and Gordon Hill), who were killed in a plane crash near this spot in 1944 .
Location
| Address: | Martins Lane & Pacific Highway , Knockrow, 2479 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -28.760435 Long: 153.534697 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event STart Date: | 22-May-1944 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 22-May-1944 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: H,MAIN MEMORY OF FOUR BRISBANE MEMBERS OF THE R.A.A.F
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES WHEN THEIR PLANE CRASHED
— NEAR THIS SPOT —
WHILST FLYING FROM BRISBANE TO EVANS HEAD
— 22.5.44 —
BURIED AT EVANS HEAD WAR CEMETERY.
Flight Lieutenant ERNEST ALLAN SHACKELL (29)
Flying Officer TREVOR LLEWELYN WOODGATE (26)
Warrant Officer EDMUND JAMES KIELY AHERN (26)
Sergeant GORDON HILL (21)
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